Thursday Lineup Card: Johnny Damon: Hot In Cleveland

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Los Angeles (NL) - After ceding two save opportunities over the weekend to Kenley Jansen, Javy Guerra returned to the closer's role Tuesday, notching his eighth save of the season, allowing only one hit. Manager Don Mattingly said Sunday that Guerra would remain the closer, and that appears to remain the case unless he combusts as he did earlier last week.

Miami - The embattled Heath Bell recorded his third save of the season in one-two-three fashion in a narrow win over the Giants. As has been the case with Bell often this year, he failed to strike out a batter and has a 5:8 strikeout to walk ratio this year. Bell will likely never regain the dominance he showed in San Diego but shouldn't be threatened by any of the Marlins' other bullpen options at the moment.

San Diego - Huston Street easily finished off Tuesday's shutout of Milwaukee, allowing no baserunners en route to his fourth save of the season. Given the anemic San Diego offense, Street's opportunities for saves will likely be few and far between, but he should be steady in his role with the Padres. If the team is out of contention as the trade deadline nears, however, Street may be a candidate to be dealt.

Kansas City - Following a shaky start to the season, Jonathan Broxton has rebounded nicely, converting his third straight save opportunity in Wednesday's narrow win over Detroit. Broxton's claim to the ninth inning has been further bolstered by the assorted woes of his chief competition, Aaron Crow and Greg Holland. Crow gave up a two-run blast to Brennan Boesch in the eighth inning Wednesday to give Broxton little breathing room to work with, while Holland has remained sidelined with a rib injury.

Johnny Damon, OF/DH, CLE - Damon made his debut with the Indians in leftfield Wednesday, batting leadoff. Damon proved to be a useful fantasy asset last season as the everyday designated hitter for the Rays, batting .261 with 16 homers and 19 stolen bases. Though Damon's stolen base totals may have been slightly inflated due to the Rays' base running philosophy, if given regular playing time, he could still conceivably steal between 10 and 15 bases while posting similar power numbers. Additionally, if the Indians elect to keep Damon in the leadoff spot as they did Wednesday, he could see a nice spike in his run totals. Perhaps the greatest impact on Damon's fantasy value is the presence of Travis Hafner on the Indians roster. Damon, a poor defensive player, is still more useful in the field than Hafner, and will see time as a corner outfielder whenever he and Hafner are in the lineup together. With this in mind, Damon is a must-add in AL-only leagues and certainly worthy of consideration in mixed leagues.

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